LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS AND TO BE BROADCAST BY RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS

AFTER MIDNIGHT.)

HERE IS THE LATEST WEATHER BULLETIN ISSUED BY THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY.

GENERAL SITUATION

THE ANTICYCLONE ALOFT AFFECTED SOUTHEASTERN CHINA
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT BUT
HAZY. TEMPERATURES OVER MANY PLACES ROSE TO 34 DEGREES OR
ABOVE IN THE AFTERNOON. THE ANTICYCLONE ALOFT IS EXPECTED
TO CONTINUE TO BRING GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO SOUTHEASTERN
CHINA TODAY AND TOMORROW.

TALIM WEAKENED FROM A TYPHOON INTO A SEVERE TROPICAL STORM
YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, TALIM WAS CENTRED ABOUT
100 KILOMETRES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF OSAKA. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 45 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS JAPAN.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 18 SEP 2017)

MAINLY FINE. SOME HAZE AND ONE OR TWO SHOWERS AT FIRST. HOT
DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 27 AND 32
DEGREES. LIGHT WINDS, BECOMING MODERATE EASTERLIES.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE ON TUESDAY. CLOUDIER WITH A FEW
SHOWERS IN THE MIDDLE AND LATTER PARTS OF THIS WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY FINE

(PINYIN: DAZHI TIANQING)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

TEMPS: 27 - 32 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 3

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 2

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 17.09.2017